Episode 148: What happens when we read the Bible?
I have been wanting to do this lesson for a long time and I wish someone had shared all of this with me—or even any…
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Episode 140: Angels to the Rescue/What is Forgiveness?
Lot is super irritating and what he does this week proves that just being unhappy with how people are acting isn’t enough to make a…
Episode 136: The One When Abraham Tries to Save Sodom
Who is the first intercessor in the Bible? Abraham! He went to bat for the people of Sodom, appealing to and reasoning with God’s mercy…
Episode 134: Abraham, the First Prophet
Do you know what a prophet is? There are many stories going around that make it look like prophets were fortune tellers, but nothing could…
Episode 132: Abraham and the Three Mysterious Visitors
This week we are beginning Torah portion Vayera, which covers the time from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah to the Akeida in chapter 22.…
Episode 129: Being like Jesus—Goodness and the Holy Spirit
Well, whenever someone says goodness is how to be like Jesus, it makes me want to say, “Well, duh…” but what does goodness even mean?…
Episode 127: Being like Jesus—Gentleness
Mercy is a huge thing in the Bible and so we would expect Jesus to not only teach about the importance of being merciful but…
Episode 125: Your Prayers Don’t Have to Be Perfect!
Have you ever been scared to pray because you don’t want to say the wrong thing or because you are afraid that you can’t trust…
Episode 123: The Lech Lecha Story
We are about halfway through the story of Abraham in the Bible. His life story in Genesis is traditionally divided into two “Torah Portions”–Lech Lecha…
Episode 122: Was Ishmael a Mistake?
Special episode: Many kids feel (or are made to feel) that they are mistakes for this or that reason. It’s an issue near and dear…